Fire History

Definition: The study of how often fires have occurred in a given geographical area. (Pacific Biodiversity Institute/Fire Research And Management Exchange System)

Historical data are increasingly seen as critical information for contemporary management of National Forests, National Parks, and other public lands. Fire history research provides opportunities for understanding the natural range of variability in fire frequency, severity, extent, and spatial complexity, as well as the role of fire in ecosystems and the feedbacks that link fire, climate, vegetation, and management decisions. The data provide managers with both models of long-term ecosystem behavior with which to assess the degree and nature of departure in current conditions, and direction and justification for restoration efforts, fuels treatments, and other management projects.

The Fire History Subject Area of the Fire Research and Management Exchange System (FRAMES) is a resource for fire history data, research, and projects. Personnel from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center's Paleoclimatology Branch have agreed to act as the content managers for the Fire History Subject Area, and will coordinate between FRAMES and the fire history research community to provide and manage the information and resources available through the Area. The primary goal of this collaboration is to make valuable fire history research and data more accessible to land managers and other non-specialists. In particular, data from the International Multiproxy Paleofire Database (IMPD), which is maintained by the Paleoclimatology Branch, will be made available via the portal so that it may be integrated with such management tools as the Fire Regime Condition Class. It is anticipated that the Fire History Subject Area will be the platform for future projects to tailor fire history data to land management needs.

FHAES is the result of an effort to redevelop and enhance components of the FHX2 computer program, considered to be the standard for fire history analysis. FHAES is a web-based design that is user-friendly and easily accessible to a broad range of users.

FRAMES is cataloging and archiving videos, webinars and other presentations hosted by its various partners, including the Wildland Fire Science Partnership, the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center, Joint Fire Science Program regional consortia, and the I…

SWFSC page targeting resources from the FRAMES Resource Catalog related to fire history in the Southwestern U.S.

(Please Note: The announcements listed below include all announcements posted to FRAMES and are not all necessarily specific to this category. Please stay tuned for future improvements to the filtering and display of announcements.)

The NC Sandhills Fire Crew Manager coordinates and plans day-to-day activities of the prescribed fire crew and participates in wildland fire operations which include ignition, control, mop-up, suppression, monitoring, etc. All TNC staff actively participating on a prescribed burn must be qualified as a FFT2. The NC Sandhills Fire Crew Manager will participate in preparing fire lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring and other tasks. May perform other preserve management duties when conditions are not conducive to prescribed fire.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 14, 2018.

The Fire Crew Member will participate in preparing fire lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring and other tasks. As part of the incumbent’s ongoing professional development, he/she will be responsible for keeping abreast of new burn techniques and equipment to enhance skills and maintain/grow professional fire certification credentials. In addition, they shall work to build and maintain relationships in the professional fire community and in the local community where the Conservancy works. This may include participation in wild land fire suppression activities in partnership with other non-profits, local fire departments, and local, state and federal agencies, either as a TNC employee, or as a volunteer or short term employee of the partner entity (such as an administratively determined, short term federal employee).

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 14, 2018.

The Great Basin Consortium, a group of several organizations (Great Basin LCC included), wants your ideas on the how to best implement the Actionable Science Plan (ASP). The ASP identified 37 priority science needs for the sagebrush ecosystem. In 2017 the Great Basin Consortium brought together scientists, managers and other stakeholders to brainstorm how to implement the ASP in the immediate future and beyond. Now, the Great Basin Consortium wants a broader perspective, and invites you to submit your ideas through our online review website! We want your feedback in one or more of the five categories:

Fire

Invasive species

Restoration

Sagebrush and sage-grouse

Climate and weather science

Find your area of expertise or interest and submit your comments by the end of the month! We will incorporate your feedback into the overall 2017 meeting summary which will inform fire management, natural resource managers and researchers working to protect, conserve and restore sagebrush ecosystems.

The Agricultural Technician is responsible for on-site implementation of planting and farming of native trees and shrubs for TNC’s riparian restoration program. The Agricultural Technician must understand agricultural preparation, care and treatment of farm land including: pipelines, ditches, plowing, weed control, spraying, fertilizing, sowing and planting, irrigation, growing and harvesting of agricultural commodities. The Agricultural Technician works at the agriculture sites, does continuous physical and manual labor work all year long; operates machinery, tractors, irrigation systems, and works with hand tools such as shovels, weed-eaters, and pruning shears. The Agricultural Technician removes exotic species, may assist in prescribed burns and maintains tools, equipment and land. This position also directs and works with contracted manual laborers to complete planting and maintaining restoration sites, and assists science staff with monitoring of restored habitat.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 25, 2018.

Work with the TNC NC fire manager to compare fuel loading data from the SBR FLN fire effect monitoring dataset to fuel loads in existing fuel beds https://depts.washington.edu/nwfire/dps/. Prepare a report on a partial dataset to be presented at a workshop in May 15-17. Complete the fuel data set report by mid June.

Prepare Sandhills fire effects data collected 2016&17 for analysis, create a report to assess future direction of the effort. Assess how the data can be used in tools such as BEHAVE, FOFEM and Bluesky smoke modeling to improve prescriptions and goals in burn plans.

Compile fire records in GIS for reports.

Support creating site specific monitoring reports using SBR FLN monitoring data to managers as time permits.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 13, 2018.

The Oak Openings Restoration Assistant performs land restoration and management activities in the Oak Openings Region of Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. This may include seed collecting, seed processing and planting, tree removal, mowing, litter clean-ups, prescribed burning, and weed control using herbicide. He/she will be responsible for preparation and maintenance of equipment used in these management activities. This is a full time, short term position (approximately 6 months from starting date) that involves extensive outdoor physical labor in diverse weather conditions and may require working some weekends. The Oak Openings Restoration Assistant is supervised by the Oak Openings Restoration Manager, does not supervise other staff, but may supervise volunteers. A strong preference will be given to applicants who have previous wildland firefighting training or are willing to complete the training (online) prior to position beginning.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 13, 2018.

Colorful, intimate and intensely dramatic images that capture the often-far away work of wildland firefighters go on exhibit this month at the University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery.

“Facing the Inferno, the Wildfire Photography of Kari Greer,” will go in display Friday, Feb. 16, at the Prichard. An opening reception is 5-7 p.m. Friday. Greer, who works as a photographer for the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, will speak about her work during a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in the Borah Theater of the Bruce M. Pitman Center on the Moscow campus. Award-winning author and MacArthur fellow Stephen Pyne has written an essay to accompany the exhibit.

Greer, a former firefighter, specializes in wildland fire photography and editorial photojournalism. She has unprecedented access to aerial operations and accompanies fire crews working side by side on attack lines throughout the Western fire season. Her work examines the heighted fire activity seen across Idaho, Montana and Wyoming at a time when people are traveling further into the woods and the land surrounding wildfires is increasingly contested.

“This exhibit not only brings attention to the remarkable images of Kari Greer, but demonstrates the important role the humanities have in advancing discussions around critical issues” said Roger Rowley, director of the Prichard.

Alongside Greer’s images of wildfires will be the exhibit “Lookouts in Fire Detection” by C. Rod Bacon. Having spent more than 20 summers as a fire lookout, Bacon’s exhibit will feature views of and from lookouts in the Northwest. At the center of Bacon’s exhibit will be an actual fire finder from a lookout used to locate the fires seen from a tour.

The exhibit is a collaboration with the U of I Forest, Rangeland and Fire Science program. It is on display through April 14 and will include educational tours for K-12 and university students. Student firefighters will help lead these tours. It is funded in part through grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and funding from the Idaho Commission on the Arts. Additional contributors to the project include Metal and Paper, the Forest Fire Lookout Association and the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network.

This project, “Facing the Inferno, the Wildfire Photography of Kari Greer,” was funded in part under National Endowment for the Arts grant No. 17-4100-7112. The total amount of federal funds for the grant is $15,000, which amounts to approximately 50 percent of the total cost of the project.

The position will work closely and cooperatively with the Director of the University of Idaho Experimental Forest (UIEF). This position will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of UIEF including implementing and administration of timber sales, silvicultural activities, forest operations and reporting requirements to applicable internal and external stakeholders. This position will provide input and support to the UIEF Director, and maintain records for forest management planning, forest inventory programs, GIS programs and other databases in support of UIEF research, education, and extension activities. This position will support the UIEF Director in coordination and assistance with activities occurring on UIEF including course instruction, faculty and graduate student research, and internal and external stakeholder outreach. In addition, this position will be required to maintain positive and productive working relationships with key local and outstate stakeholders in forestry related industries, agencies, NGO’s, neighboring communities, and citizenry across a diverse array of forestry related topics and disciplines. UIEF is under the direction of the Dean, College of Natural Resources, who serves as the Director of the Forest, Range, and Wildlife Experiment Station (NRES) and the Forest Utilization Research (FUR) program. UIEF is a unit within NRES and FUR.

Forestry Technicians also provide technical, administrative, and paraprofessional forest management assistance on state, private or county lands when not assigned to fire duties. Forest management responsibilities may include forest reconnaissance, management plans, timber sale establishment and administration, timber stand improvement, reforestation and afforestation, forest road development and maintenance, and property management on federal lands, state lands, county lands and private forest lands.

Forestry Technician positions are key to public safety and security and require the incumbent to meet and maintain the physical fitness test standards required for all DNR protective positions. The principal duties of the position require active fire suppression duties which require frequent exposure to a high degree of danger or peril and also require a high degree of physical conditioning. This position is available for fire suppression, pre-suppression and prevention duties year-round.

All Foresters direct and provide forest management assistance on private lands, state lands and county forests, providing advice and assistance to landowners, property managers and other partners.

Most Foresters are also responsible for fire management, which includes fire preparedness, fire suppression, and fire prevention on federal, state, county and private lands within the assigned area. The position implements and develops the fire suppression, prevention, and forestry law enforcement in the assigned fire response unit and ensures the completion of all fire management activities. The position includes fire-line responsibilities such as initial attack; suppression; and serves as the Incident Commander, Operations Section Chief, or as a Division Group Supervisor/Task Force/Strike Team Leader during fire suppression operations. The position also provides expert training to Fire Department personnel and other partners. The position is responsible for planning and conducting prescribed burning activities to achieve habitat and property management objectives.

Most Foresters are key to public safety and security and require the incumbent to meet and maintain the physical fitness test standards required for all DNR protective positions. The principal duties of most positions require active fire suppression duties which require frequent exposure to a high degree of danger or peril and also require a high degree of physical conditioning. Most positions are available for fire suppression, pre-suppression and prevention duties year-round.

All DNR Field Foresters are responsible for assisting in any Division of Forestry’s integrated programs when needed.

This course is designed for non-degree seeking fire professionals, aspiring fire professionals, fire practitioners, enrolled undergraduate and graduate students, and anyone interested in increasing their knowledge of fire ecology, management, and related ecological sciences. Tuition rates are strictly in-state, regardless of residency. These credits count toward ecology or management in range, wildlife and forestry coursework, as well as the GS 401 series.

The Forest Stewards Guild invites students at the college or graduate level to apply for a paid summer internship to work on forest-related issues in New Mexico. The position will be based out of our Santa Fe office. Scope of work will be grounded inactive projects related to forestry, fire ecology, and ecological health. Work load and focus will be tailored to the intern's interests and schedule. Previous interns have assisted Guild staff in a variety of projects including community forestry, national policy, ecological monitoring, and youth training initiatives.

We are seeking a PhD candidate to be part of a research team at Colorado State University investigating post-fire regeneration in sagebrush steppe and mixed-grass prairie ecosystems. Despite the important role of fire in grassland and shrubland ecosystems, little is known about the physiological effects of fire on belowground tissues of plants. The candidate will have the opportunity to work with a large team of researchers from USFS-RMRS, USDA-ARS, USGS, and U of WY on a recently funded Joint Fire Science Program Grant. A major goal of the project is to quantify the physiological impact of heat from fires on resprouting tissues of plants and evaluate the demographic consequences of these disturbances. This work will involve field and lab work (including work with the USFS Fire Lab) and will utilize a range of physiological techniques, bud dissection and/or anatomy, and the development of new methods to measure and characterize bud physiology. The position will include work in South Dakota, Colorado, and Wyoming. Preference will be given to candidates with a M.S. degree in plant ecology and/or plant ecophysiology and those with strong quantitative skills. We would like to find a student that can begin this spring or early summer. The PhD candidate will be co-advised by Troy Ocheltree (CSU) and Jacqueline Ott (USFS-RMRS). Please send a resume and statement of interest to Troy Ocheltree (troy.ocheltree@colostate.edu) if you are interested in this opportunity.

he Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science (NRES) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) seeks to fill a full-time (9 month) tenure-track position in Fire Ecology at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. This position will be an integral component of the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources.

UNR’s location at the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada and the western edge of the Great Basin provides an unparalleled opportunity to study wildfire across diverse fire regimes and ecosystem types, and along the broadest of environmental gradients. We seek a collaborative scientist with the ability to interact with existing research programs addressing forest and landscape ecology, invasive plants, rangeland ecology, restoration ecology, wildlife ecology, soil science, hydrology, and remote sensing. Preferred candidates will demonstrate an ability to link theory and application in their research, and will have fire-related interests spanning rangeland and/or forest landscapes. Potential areas of expertise sought for this position include: 1) the direct or indirect effects of fire on populations, communities or ecosystems, including fire-climate interactions; 2) the use of fire or fire surrogates for managing and restoring ecological systems; or 3) the role of fire in regulating ecological patterns and processes over a variety of scales. The successful candidate will establish an innovative and extramurally funded research program in fire ecology that is nationally and internationally recognized, while also demonstrating a commitment to seek inter-disciplinary solutions to applied problems pertinent to Great Basin and Sierra Nevada ecosystems. Numerous opportunities exist to collaborate locally and regionally with extension personnel and federal and state agencies on fire, restoration and resource management issues.

In addition to developing a robust, collaborative, and externally-funded research program focused on fire ecology, this new position will join existing faculty in building a vibrant undergraduate program in ecological restoration and management. Teaching expectations will include an undergraduate course in Fire Ecology and Management and another undergraduate or graduate course in the candidate’s area of expertise.

The Restoration Technician performs land management and restoration activities in the longleaf pine community and embedded isolated wetlands. They remove exotic species, participates in prescribed fire program, assists in forestry field data collection, assists with restoration contract management and oversight, and conducts rare species monitoring. You will assist with fleet, equipment and tool maintenance. The Restoration Technician will maintain records using a database or PC.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 2, 2018.

The Forest and Fire Ecology Monitoring Technician performs and participates in fuels management operations and fire effects monitoring. Two positions are available mid-May 2018 through the end of August 2018. Both positions will be dedicated to a collaboration project between The Nature Conservancy, the U.S. Forest Service Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and Northern Research Station in Rhinelander. Candidates will have exposure and learning opportunities related to fire science, forest management and restoration activities in addition to research monitoring activities associated with seed banks, tree and herbaceous vegetation monitoring, greenhouse techniques, and plant identification of pine barren ecosystems. As part of a larger team of technicians led by TNC staff and USFS staff, candidates will also get exposure to standard forestry practices and FIREMON sampling protocol used widely by the US Forest Service managers, as well as pollinator monitoring techniques and protocol. Opportunities to work on prescribed fires directly may be available if interest and timing allows. When not focused on monitoring efforts, candidates will work on fuel management projects that will include potential chainsaw work, pile building, and fire line preparations.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 4, 2018.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to restore and enhance National Forests and watersheds affected by wildfires within Northern California. The Northern California Forests and Watersheds program will administer an initial $6 million in grants to projects that increase wildfire resiliency for Northern California National Forests and associated watersheds. In addition, NFWF will administer the Sierra Nevada Meadows Program? funding through the Northern California Forests and Watersheds Program and intends to integrate additional USFS National Forests and partners throughout the region.

Are you a Fire Manager who uses NFDRS? Take 5-10 minutes to help out scientists Claire M Belcher & Nick Walding learn more about how you use this tool. The survey should take no longer than 5-10 minutes and requires minimal information from you. The survey will close on 16th February. For Science!

A Ph.D. graduate assistantship is available in the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University (NAU), in Flagstaff AZ. The position will provide 4 years of support in the project “Regionally Scaled Adaptive Forest Management for Production of Climate-Resilient Ecosystem Services” pending final federal funding confirmation. Critical ecosystem services provided by forests in the western US are at risk of decline under future climate change and altered disturbance regimes. This project will use forest landscape simulation modeling to (1) project the potential impacts of climate change on forest vegetation and disturbance regimes and (2) design and test innovative management approaches aimed at maximizing production of forest ecosystem services. The project will involve computational modeling and collaboration with Forest Service and Tribal managers in the central Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. This research is a collaboration between Dr. William Flatley (Department of Geography, University of Central Arkansas) and Dr. Peter Fulé (School of Forestry, NAU). The student will be co-advised by Dr. Fulé and Dr. Flatley, while pursuing a Ph.D. in forestry at NAU. Funding will include a $26,000 stipend, tuition waiver, and health benefits. The successful candidate will gain expertise in the fields of forest and fire ecology, management, climate change, and ecosystem services. Candidates should also have an interest in developing skills in landscape modeling, geospatial analysis, and quantitative methods.

We invite stories that demonstrate both the successes and challenges of implementing JFSP-funded fire science research. We want to know how outcomes of science are leading to tangible impacts in the work of practitioners, lives of stakeholders, and resiliency of fire-impacted landscapes. Let us know how our program and related science has made a difference. We hope these stories will inspire others!

Prairie Restoration Specialist (PRS) will work with a team in the maintenance and restoration of prairie sites, primarily at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. This position will have a range of restoration responsibilities in support of the program’s regional conservation goals. The PRS will also take a lead position in various project areas. Duties may include, monitoring and control of pest plants, establishing and monitoring native vegetation, participation on controlled burns and monitoring wildlife. The PRS will instruct other members of the prairie restoration team in their specialty area. The PRS will also work with project leaders and partners to plan and lead the implementation of tasks in their specialty. The position entails strenuous physical activity and operation of heavy equipment, sometimes within active military training areas on Fort Lewis. The PRS’s responsibilities include:

This position entails a high-level of responsibility and interpersonal skills, sound work ethic, and positive attitude during long field days. Development of positive and effective relationships with volunteers and partners is critical. The Specialist must also be able to work independently, completing substantial tasks without direct supervision or through the supervision of conservation partners, including state agency personnel, such as the WA Dept. of Natural Resources or WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. The South Sound Prairie Program is science-based, and the Specialist will be required to document, report and share all data pertinent to the operations on a regular basis.

The Prairie Restoration Technician will work with a team in the maintenance and restoration of prairie sites in the South Puget Sound region of Washington. Maintenance and restoration efforts include control of pest plants, monitoring native vegetation, collecting seed of native plants, planting native plants and conducting prescribed fire. The position entails strenuous physical activity and operation of heavy equipment. The Prairie Restoration Technician is a full-time, seasonal, non-exempt position supervised by the Joint Base Lewis McChord Program Manager.

This position entails a sound work ethic, interpersonal skills, and positive attitude during long field days. Development of positive and effective relationships with volunteers and partners is critical. The Technician must also be able to work independently, completing substantial tasks without direct supervision or through the supervision of conservation partners, including federal and state agency personnel, such as the WA Dept. of Natural Resources, WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, and Joint Base Lewis McChord. The South Sound Prairie Program is science-based and the Technician will be required to document and appropriately file all data pertinent to the operations on a regular basis.

The Technician is expected to be an integral member of the CNLM’s South Sound Program. The Technician will become a staff information source on the effective and efficient implementation of restoration actions. The Technician will need to effectively communicate with partners, volunteers and the public concerning specific work and the work of the South Sound Program and the Center for Natural Lands Management.

Prairie Science Technician will provide essential support to prairie-monitoring projects aimed at quantifying success of on-going restoration in western Washington prairies and oak woodlands. The Technician will spend a majority of his/her time (> 95%) collecting vegetation data, monitoring prescribed-fire effects, and/or conducting butterfly surveys. The remaining time will be spent assisting staff with data entry and management and on-the-ground restoration, including propagating and planting native species, collecting native seed and working on prescribed-fire crews. The Technician may also participate in a wide range of studies involving native seeding techniques, herbicide effectiveness, microsite effects on plant establishment, and prescribed fire severity and effects. Work may be conducted on areas occupied by federally-listed species, and Technicians will be required to conduct activities under guidance of the federal Endangered Species Act.

This position entails a moderate-level of responsibility, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, sound work ethic, positive attitude during long field days, and ability to record and manage large amounts of data. Development of positive and effective relationships with volunteers and partners is critical. The Technician must also be able to work independently, completing substantial tasks without direct supervision or through the supervision of conservation partners, including agency partners, such as the Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA Dept. of Natural Resources or WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. The South Puget Sound Prairie Program is science-based and the Technician will be required to document, appropriately file, and effectively conduct quality control on all data pertinent to the operations on a regular basis.

The United States Department of Agriculture has approved a short-term hiring plan for the Forest Service to fill 1,000 vacant positions. These positions will be filled using Merit Promotion job vacancy announcements that are open to Forest Service employees and government-wide. The job vacancy announcements will be posted on the Office of Personnel Management’s website USAJOBS.

What You Need to Do

Employees are encouraged to monitor USAJOBS for potential job opportunities. Please be aware that some vacancy announcements will have short timeframes for applications to be accepted.

Human Resources Management highly recommends you upload your resume and supporting documents in USAJOBS, so you can submit your application within the required timeframe of the job vacancy announcement.

You can access helpful information on how to apply for jobs on the FS Jobs website.

The Preserve Associate maintains the McCloud River preserve areas frequented by the visiting public and performs land management activities. S/he removes exotic species and/or conducts species monitoring. S/he may assist in prescribed burns and maintain tools, equipment and land. The Preserve Associate will open and close preserve to the visiting public and maintain preserve records using a PC database. Knowledge of freshwater fisheries and angling are useful.

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 16, 2018.

"Conservation Innovation Grants play a critical role in developing and implementing new methods to help our customers conserve natural resources, strengthen their local communities, and improve their bottom lines," said Rob Johansson, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation. "Today's announcement supports our efforts to help producers build economically-strong and resilient farms and ranches by providing producers tools to utilize across their working farmlands.”

The NRCS uses CIG to work with partners to accelerate transfer and adoption of promising technologies and approaches that address some of the nation’s most pressing natural resource concerns. This year, NRCS is focusing funding in these areas:

Soil Health: Supporting both cropping and grazing systems, in a variety of climatic zones, that incorporate soil health management systems for addressing specific resource concerns like nutrients and availability. Evaluating multiple soil health assessment methods to assist in the development of new soil health indicators and thresholds.

We seek four full-time temporary technicians in fire, wildlife, and sagebrush ecology with the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University. The research project site is at the Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area (PWSWA), near Dayville, OR. Daily work will primarily be vegetation surveys to quantify the changes following fire and post-fire restoration treatments in sagebrush communities, small mammal trapping, maintenance and observations for seed dispersal experiments, and data entry. Position is based out of OSU, but no housing is provided in Corvallis. However, transportation to field sites and primitive accommodations on site will be provided. Daily field conditions can be challenging, including varying weather and fire conditions, encounters with venomous reptiles, and remote and semi-primitive group living conditions at base camp.

The Northwest Scientific Association [NWSA] annually awards grants of up to $750 for undergraduate [BA/BS] and up to $1,500 for graduate [MA/MS or PhD] proposals to support student research in the pure and applied sciences. This opportunity may help you organize your research proposal, may add substance to your curriculum vitae [CV], and potentially could aid you in publishing your research in the peer-reviewed scientific quarterly, Northwest Science. NWSA will also waive page charges if you choose to publish your research in Northwest Science within four years of accepting this grant.

Up to $200 million is available through CAL FIRE’s Forest Health grants (including conservationeasements through the California Forest Legacy Program) and Fire Prevention grants. Up to $20 million ingrant funds is available through CAL FIRE’s Urban and Community Forestry program. Additionally,CAL FIRE will continue to partner with the California Conservation Corps (CCC) by making $5 millionavailable to the CCC’s for Forest Health and Fire Prevention activities.

Primary responsibilities will include but may not be limited to: prescribed burning, fence and corral construction, noxious weed control and monitoring control efforts, assisting with the collection of ecological monitoring data, assisting with firebreak preparation, and maintenance of preserve facilities and equipment. This position will also participate in the spring and fall prescribed burning season and must meet the requirements for prescribed burning. The Seasonal Preserve Assistant supervises no staff. This position requires irregular hours and travel on short notice. Employees are required to live in TNC provided housing due to the remote setting of this work location and the need to report to duty on short notice. If an employee already lives in the area or is able to obtain housing within a close proximity to this work location, and the employee is able to report for duty within 30 minutes, then the employee may live offsite. Transportation from The Nature Conservancy office to the various preserves will be provided by The Nature Conservancy. This is a seasonal position with a start date of April 17, 2017 and end date of September 15, 2017. (It may be possible to delay start date until May 22 but April 17 is preferred).

HOW TO APPLY

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 1, 2017.

The Fire and Restoration Crew Members are temporary, as needed positions. Hours will fluctuate depending on fire conditions and there will be some weeks where no work is available

The Fire and Restoration Crew members will participate on prescribed fire crews on both Conservancy’s and partner properties in Southern Maine and New Hampshire. Field duties may include conducting fireline preparations, fuel reduction, equipment mobilizing, maintenance and repair, supporting prescribed burn operations, and post burn monitoring. Crew members should expect to work with hand tools, pumps, chainsaws, ATV/UTV’s, type six, type seven wildland engines, GPS devices and digital cameras. The crew may be required to work on some weekends. Crew members must be willing to perform a wide variety of tasks and remain flexible with short-notice scheduling adjustments.

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 19, 2018.

The Southern Maine Land Steward/Burn Crew Leader helps with all aspects of the Maine Chapter's southern Maine stewardship program and assists with work at Southern Maine preserves. Field work includes prescribed-fire preparation and implementation, trail construction and maintenance, equipment operation (chain saw, brush saw, UTV, ATV, tractor) and maintenance, boundary maintenance, biological monitoring, leading nature walks, interacting with preserve visitors and enforcing preserve policies. The Land Steward may be required to work occasional weekends and will be required to work outdoors in demanding conditions including poor weather.

26-week, temporary position that begins in April 2018 and ends in October 2018 (flexible). The position is based in the Conservancy’s Wells, Maine office with some travel to New Hampshire.

For more information about and to apply to this position, click HERE. All applications must be submitted in the system prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 19, 2018.

Northwest Management, Inc., a full service natural resource consulting firm located in Moscow, Idaho is seeking resumes from motivated individuals with forestry backgrounds.

Position: Forest Technician

Status: Seasonal Position 3 to 10 month appointments available.

Time Frame: April through November 2018 (time frame is flexible)

Location: Forest Technician will be based out of our main office in Moscow, ID or one of our regional offices located in northeast Washington and northwest Montana. Travel and time out of town is required to fulfill the requirements of this position.

Duties: Forest Technician will work under the direct supervision of a professional

Forester. Primary duties may include:

1. Timber inventory

2. Timber marking

3. Timber sale layout

4. Management Plan development

5. Prescribed burning

6. Road inventory using GPS

7. Wildland firefighting

Qualifications: Experienced forest technician (with Two Year Degree in Forestry or closely related field) or forestry students with good written and oral communication skills. Forest Technicians are required to work independently with minimal supervision. Experience in timber cruising, wildland fire, prescribed burning, knowledge of GPS, and timber sales preparation is helpful but not required.

The TEST Group at Brookhaven National Laboratory is looking for student to join us this fall for a Department of Energy Student Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI). Specifically we are looking for a student interested in establishing long-term forestry inventory plots on site at BNL. These plots will include forests across disturbance gradients associated with fire and insect activity. We will use these plots to establish a baseline for tracking forest dynamics, and to validate our satellite, airborne, and drone based remote sensing approaches.

LANDFIRE is looking for data to help update and improve their existing vegetation and wildland fuel data products. Why should you care? LANDFIRE fuels data currently contribute 80% weight in the Northeastern Area’s Wildfire Risk Assessment, which is an input to their State Fire Assistance (SFA) formula! Learn more here.

The primary focus for this data call is to collect polygon disturbance and treatment activities from 2017. The data submission deadline for the current data call is March 31, 2018. Data submitted before March 31 will be evaluated for inclusion in the next LANDFIRE data cycle. Submissions after March 31 will be considered in subsequent efforts.